سوال ۴۹ کنکور ارشد مدیریت کسب‌وکار (MBA) ۱۴۰۳ — Passage summary: The author considers the city manager useful

Question

Passage summary: The author considers the city manager useful but remains uncertain about its wider adoption, especially in the largest cities, without further changes. The historical account traces an early appointment to Staunton in 1908 and says imitation was initially slow. It reports use in over 300 cities, very few exceeding 100,000 residents, with Cleveland above 500,000 and Cincinnati only recently deciding to adopt the system. Appointments normally come from the local governing body, while recall voting is an additional removal mechanism in some places.

According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

Although the role of the city manager is currently justified in the US, the jury is still out about whether his role, in its current form, will prevail, particularly in the largest cities of the US.

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Cleveland, Dayton and Cincinnati are the only three cities with a population of more than 300,000 people, which have adopted the city manager model.

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In some places in the US, the city manager is determined by a poll of the electors, who may individually decide to appoint or dismiss him.

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The origin of the city manager can be traced back to the General Manager in Staunton in 1908, a model which met with success and immediately found many followers.